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NCC ADG calls on Sonowal

By CITY CORRESPONDENT

GUWAHATI, Oct 13 - Major General Ananta Bhuyan, Additional Director General of the NCC, NE Region, today met Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, accompanied by Brig JC Talukdar, Group Commander, Guwahati Group NCC, and Brig Ranjit Borthakur (Retd).

The Chief Minister praised the Sainik School authorities and the NCC on the success of 22 cadets of Sainik School Goalpara, who passed the UPSC examination for entry into the NDA, Khadakwasla.

During the interaction with the Chief Minister, Maj Gen Bhuyan stated that the NCC has 50,000 trained students in Assam and they are fully capable of playing a key role in social uplift, community development, skill development, participation of cadets in government projects and nation building, etc.

The ADG also expressed happiness over the fact that while there was no student in the NCC from Majuli till last year, this year as many as 800 students from the island district have been enrolled.

He also stated that there are two NCC battalions at Golaghat and one of them can be relocated permanently to Majuli, in case the Chief Minister so desires.

Brig Ranjit Borthakur (Retd), while lamenting the low entry of officers from Assam in the Indian Armed Forces, stressed the need of a coaching institute in Guwahati, where not only Indian Army aspirants but also those aspiring to enter the paramilitary forces, IPS, IAS, etc, can be trained. He also stated that Sainik School Goalpara needs urgent upgradation.

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